The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-03
sEARcHERs AND soLvERs.

/ Fails " Y 1; Geo. w Hilfnger Rochester. n.
IA ~ -s naoi'I Ina ME- AI;e sa l,,sn on
by, Cedar Fails Iowa; Lora i. oatley, Green
villeR l.. q; Junior" Schaller. Iowa, 2; James T.
! Alger, J.; Jane Grey. Magnolia, Kan, 10; Maggie
l.. Hover. Mandalin. n. v. l6.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE.
Beieina that loyalty the Union fidelity 20 the
cause Of liberty, equal rights and ne oeuaiiOR Of man
kind do s0ionig pledge ourselves 10 Sdcredy guard
our nee fasiflfionS aud disseminate knolrieige Of
tLe,, ,,, -, eyj,,,,,,, -. ~ iJ;es
fn toiich lire. And that lH all times Of peril
tOiH stand by our country aud her tag u need be
t0fh our iiuos.
A. TX Lines. Akron. Pa; Charles Hosxins, Pitts
| Total 10 October q, no.
THAT c. c. POEM
/ Now ]. NJ Moran. OF Rockton. H.,
Comes TO meet aud greet you, G. c, girls and boys
And fought the bloody Sioux in the Aud Lang
Syne. -. NJ. NJ
There'sJ. A. sanders and Nathan Hale,
Then IL. NJ. Mccall.
Nina Bnllou and Y. w,
/ Midget" and Eleanor Maull;
Next In line IL Bill and Jack,
/ keystone Boy" and IL. Louis Slack,
| q. q. Sharp aud George Boutwell,
Henry A Clark and Waiter Campbell.
Mary ID. Petty, North Dorset, VI.
CLUB WHISPERS
| Iyrel Louimer sets before us the bright side OF
/ Thanksgiving Day, but there will be some homes
! in which the turkey aud cranberry sauce viii Toe
| lacking. should not those of us who have these
bountiiul gifts be very thankful TO the giver Of all
good gifts. aud remember TO do all in power TO
make this day "A day of thanksgiving TO those
| around us who without even the common ne
cessities of life? wish }. A. sanders might have
the pleasure OF looking through the large telescope
which IL la the observatory OF Peters Hall, here NJ
| 0berlin College II he will write TO me will de-
scribe u To him az well a. i am able" Oberin
Girl" Box gs9 Oberln, q.
j live ia one of the little New England towns
among the hills of Connecticut, on Compounce
Lake. 10 Is beautiful in the Summer, and la the
Winter how on slippers OF glitterng steel, away,
away " we go.-Edhe.
Thanksgiving Day again is near,
Aud turkey IL tbe leading question;
wish with heArtiness sincere
That you may have good digestion;
My home Is on the Columbia River, I2I miles
from Portland. the most prosperous city on the
Northwest Coast. aud scenery IL unsurpassed
IN America. Our climate is ar healthy and our men
are as brave aud our women n true ms anywhere
under the shadow Of that glorious fiag.-Xena
/ Esther Johnson Taylor, Ore.
few years ago prize offered for the best
war song and would like to know the name of
the song and the composer. Some of the Eastern
members undoubtedly think that we arc all row
dies /" out in Dakota. wish they would come and
see for themselves. We live "a beautiful lG0Rcre
farm six miles from town.. Harris Hubbard, Iro-
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: ] have tried the ginger
drOp-cakes with perfect satisfaction. To any
sending good recipe for hiclory-nut cake will
send specimens of hollow stones.-Julia Patterson,
Wordsworth. New.
BE KIND TO YOUR MOTHER
FRIENDS OF THE c. C.: Boys and girls be kind 10
your mother Speak kindly 10 her. IL will cost
you nothing. and wall be great source OF pleasure
TO her Remember AL she has done for you. Who
walked the floor with you for hours when you
were restless? Mother. Who watched 10y your
IN her power TO relieve the pain that wrecked your
body? Your mother did all Tins; made on repeated
sacrifices TO make you comfortable. Now, how are
you going TO repay her for all this kindness? Can
you give her nothing but unkind words when she
entreats you 10 leave of this that bad habit2
ls this all she deserves? Depend upon IL you will
see the day that YOU will regret all the hard and
unkind words you give that poor, dear old mother.
Pause then. before you say "A hasiy or cruel thing.
Human life IL so uncertain. are You sure you will
have time 10 make ~ right before death viii have
claimed the Object Of your momentnry angera
Speak gently 10 all aged people, for many are the
trials through which they have passed and now
in little while they will be gone from their
toned places. and the memory Of an unkind act
may bring 10 You cruel sling.-Sadie NJ. Dickson,
| Tyrone, Pa.
CAMPING IN COLORADO.
FRIENDS or THE C. c.: Since nay last letter TO
you have had the exquisite enjoyment OF a mount
ain pleasure trip. Some weeks past. in order 10
shun the warmer weather Of the valley, 1. with my
parents and sister started for the mountains i'm a
large wagon. with plenty of camping utensils aud
with the anticipation OF good time. which we did
have without a doubt. We had To 20 A distance OF
IS miles, which we made ia one day by having
| gained AN early start After having arrived close
10 one OF our neliibors camps they. too. spending
y.
pitched our tents in beautiful park la which was
n lovely spring. The next thing in order was the
cooking OF a campfire supper at which we women
| folks were busily engaged, while papa started out
TO Kill deer. The report of Ina gun soon in
formed us that 20 have an addition
10 supper Of some fried VenisOn. There
was lots Of small game-deer. bears coyotes,
and a few mouutain lious-all around where
campec. We saw some work done by bears close
/ 10 lhe camp-logs turned over. the ground dug up,
ant hills paved down, etc, which frightened Lula
and me very much; but papa says bears are not
dangerous when let alone
The most Of time WAS spent ia sighi-seCinR
! fishing, gathering flowers. cite: while papa occa-
slOnally brought a deer into camp. The flowers
were exquisite The mountains afford such cool
spring water, aud the scenery Is perfectly grand.
We went To place not FAR from camp where We
could look over into Iinh The first that met our
view was n lovely green valley, called " HaniSs's
Valley" aud all around 1t extended the valley
mesa, aud further were other valleys aud
mesas. then the foothills all covered with forest
while stall higher rose up the great Rockies tower
ing, "a n were, among the Clouds. Mount Snellles
/ Uncompahgrc Peak, IizzardheAd Sawtooth Peak
Horseiiy Peak Lone Cone and many Others MAX
IN AL one Of the most beautiful sights the eye
behold.
With ths aid Of our large field-glasses we could
outline papa away beneath us hunting deer. and
far beyond could see the UNDERLINE along the slope
Of the mounnns. All who visit and live ia this
part OF the State cant help but Say this is the
country la which 10 live.-Laura A. Temple,
! MonirOse, Colo.
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